US 10,905,110 B2 · Method and system for handling a catch of fish in a fishing vessel

Abstract

This publication relates to a system and a method for hauling fish gear, such as longlines, gillnets or demersal seine nets, into a fishing vessel (10) and collecting and transporting catch (12) to a working station, using a hatch (16) in a part of a hull exposed to the sea and arranged in a water line region (27) of the vessel (10); a vertical well (18) for receipt of at least pa rt of the catch through the hatch (16); a transport device for transporting the catch to the deck; and with means for bringing the catch to flow towards the transport device. The transport device (24,25) used is arranged in a shaft (19), separated from the well (18), and a closeable opening or hatch (23) is arranged in a wall or bulkhead (21) between the well (18) and the shaft (19) 127 and with devices for opening and closing the opening or hatch (23), and a bottom (22) in the shaft (19).

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Dependent claims

System for hauling fish gear, such as longlines, gillnets or demersal seinenets, into a fishing vessel (10) and collecting and transporting catch (12) to a working station onboard a vessel, comprising an opening or a hatch (16) in a part of a hull of the fishing vessel (10) exposed to the sea, the opening or hatch (16) being arranged in a water line region (27) of the fishing vessel (10);

a vertical well (18) for receipt of at least a part of the catch, the vertical well extending from a level below a lower edge of the opening or hatch (16) to a deck above the upper edge of the opening or hatch (16);
a transport device (24) for transporting the catch to the deck;
and with means for bringing the catch to flow towards the transport device (24), wherein the transport device (24) is arranged in a shaft (19), separated from the vertical well (18), and a closable opening or hatch (23) is arranged in a wall or bulkhead (21), positioned between the vertical well (18) and the shaft (19) and with a devices for opening and closing the opening or hatch (23) in the wall or bulkhead (21), a bottom (22) in the shaft (19) being arranged at a lower level than the lower end of the closable opening or hatch (23) in the wall or bulkhead (21) and a water level in the vertical well (18);
and a device for reducing the water level in the shaft (19).

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Method for hauling fishing gears (11,11′), such as longlines, gillnets or demersal seine nets, into a fishing vessel (10), where the fishing gear (11,11′) is pulled or the catch is transferred more or less continuously into a transfer well (18) in the vessel (10) through a closeable pull-in opening or hatch (16) arranged in the water line region (27) of a vessel hull, exposing the opening or hatch (16) to the sea, and where a part of the catch collected in the transfer well (18) is transferred to a working station by means of a transport device (24) for further processing, wherein arranging the transport device (24) in a shaft (19) arranged adjacent the transfer well (18);

separating the transfer well (18) and the shaft (19) with a wall or a bulkhead (21) and arranging an closable opening or hatch (23) in the wall or bulkhead (21);
bringing a cage (25) in position with respect to the closeable opening or hatch (23);
opening the hatch (23), allowing water and fish to enter the cage (25);
closing the hatch (23) and lifting the cage (25) with fish to a station above and removing water from a bottom (22) of the shaft, whereupon the cage (25) is lowered to its initial, lower position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for handling a catch of fish in a fishing vessel

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Method and system for handling a catch of fish in a fishing vessel

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